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Oswalt not starting here

Veteran big-leaguer Roy Oswalt will not pitch for Tulsa in this series, as the Denver Post reported Monday that the right-hander will be called up later this week. Oswalt has made five starts for Tulsa after signing a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies last month.

Seth Blair and the Cardinals edged the right-hander last week in Tulsa.

Pham activated

Outfielder Tommy Pham, a .316 hitter who has been disabled since June 2, was activated Sunday after nursing his left shoulder back to health. It was the second DL stint for the 25-year-old this season. He played nine games after leaving the DL in late May following an oblique injury.

There are no restrictions or edicts not to dive, manager Mike Shildt said.

"You can't not play aggressively," Shildt said. "We can't baby it."

Melker to Palm Beach

Among the transactions was this one, surprising only because of his second-half finish last year: Springfield outfielder Adam Melker has been re-assigned to the high Class A Florida State League. He was batting only .217, a stark contrast to the left-handed hitter batting .304 in the season's second half in 2012.

Cornelius in rotation

Left-hander Jonathan Cornelius makes his second Double-A start, first at Hammons Field, since being promoted in early June from the Florida State League. He was a 24th-round draft pick in 2011 from the Florida Institute of Technology.

He worked 4 1⁄3 innings in a Thursday doubleheader, allowing three runs, all earned, on four hits.